floofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month agoSenate Democrats blink on the shutdown after 40 days of painwww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialpolitics@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareAscrod@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI’m actually surprised Schumer isn’t among the spinless capitulators, this time.
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoIt’s my understanding they chose democrats who weren’t up for reelection or were retiring so it wouldn’t matter.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt seems he was behind them, just too cowardly to put his name to it publicly: https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/
I’m actually surprised Schumer isn’t among the spinless capitulators, this time.
It’s my understanding they chose democrats who weren’t up for reelection or were retiring so it wouldn’t matter.
It seems he was behind them, just too cowardly to put his name to it publicly:
https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/